Gene Balk

Seattle has roughly as many children as it did in 1950 — and in parts of the city's dense core, the census found none at all, writes FYI Guy.

Seattle's stock of single-family home rentals fell by 20% from 2019 to 2024, and a few city neighborhoods saw particularly steep declines, writes FYI Guy.

About 44% of Seattle households consist of just one person, a shift that's reshaping housing demand as much as zoning or construction costs, writes FYI Guy.

Seattle's average commute time has dropped 2 ½ minutes since the pandemic, the third-largest decline among major U.S. cities, writes FYI Guy.

Seattle voters are done waiting on public safety, new poll finds

Remote work is pulling growth away from the city and driving an exurban boom in fringe communities many Seattleites couldn't find on a map, writes FYI Guy.

Seattle lost about 35,000 net daily commuters since 2019 — but they didn't vanish. They’re likely working from home, writes FYI Guy.

A new survey reveals a generational split in opinions about how long you have to live in the Pacific Northwest to be considered a local, writes FYI Guy.

Seattle is famously blue, but Nielsen survey data shows nearly 700,000 Republicans and over 400,000 Independents live in our metro area, writes FYI Guy.

It's blockbuster season, and local film buffs face steep ticket prices — though moviegoing remains one of Seattle's cheaper line items, writes FYI Guy.